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Inexplicable Sky High Electric Bills Threaten Rio das Pedras, Escalate Fear of Eviction

By Tyler Strobl • January 25, 2018

Clique aqui para Português The last year, 2017, brought immense pressure to the West Zone favela of Rio das Pedras as Mayor Crivella’s Strategic Plan marked it for a verticalization project to replace existing homes […]

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Anitta’s Global Hit ‘Vai Malandra’ Music Video In Context: Favela Funk and Passinho

By Lucy McMahon • January 17, 2018

Clique aqui para Português The December sun beats down on a vividly painted school playground, where several teenagers are going through the fast steps of a passinho phrase. They pause to teach each other, to […]

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Rio 2016: Olympic Myths, Hard Realities [BOOK REVIEW]

By Adam Talbot • January 4, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Andrew Zimbalist’s edited collection titled Rio 2016: Olympic Myths, Hard Realities is a masterful review of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Games and their impact across the city. As regular readers of this […]

Seu Zeca holds his grandfather's whistle, who was one of the old guards of the Botanical Gardens.
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The Guardians of Tijuca Forest: The Residents of Horto Florestal [IMAGES]

By Sophia Zaia • Translation by Cheyne Bull • January 2, 2018

Clique aqui para Português The Botanical Gardens in Rio de Janeiro has threatened to remove the community of Horto, the same community that has been taking care of the “most conserved area” of the Tijuca Forest […]

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Collectives in Maré Team Up to Organize ‘Afro Maré’ Cultural Event for Kids

By Sidney Magana • December 20, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, December 2, several local organizations from Complexo da Maré, in Rio’s North Zone, teamed up to produce Afro Maré, a cultural day for children featuring rollerskating and longboarding, rap […]

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